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Esplanade

Esplanade Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Esplanade? [n] a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore Synonyms \| Synonyms for Esplanade: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Esplanade: alameda \| beaten path \| beaten track \| berm \| bicycle path \| billiard table \| boardwalk \| bowling green \| bridle path \| catwalk \| dead flat \| dead level \| earth \| fastwalk \| flat \| flatland \| floor \| foot pavement \| footpath \| footway \| garden path \| groove \| ground \| hiking trail \| homaloid \| horizontal \| horizontal axis \| horizontal fault \| horizontal line \| horizontal parallax \| horizontal plane \| horizontal projection \| ledge \| level \| level line \| level plane \| mall \| mean sea level \| parade \| parterre \| path \| pathway \| plain \| plane \| platform \| prado \| prairie \| promenade \| public walk \| run \| runway \| rut \| sea level \| sea of grass \| sidewalk \| steppe \| table \| terrace \| towing path \| towpath \| track \| trail \| trottoir \| walk \| walkway \| water level See Also \| mall \| promenade Esplanade In Webster's Dictionary \Es`pla*nade"\, n. [F. esplanade, Sp. esplanada, explanada, cf. It. spianata; fr. Sp. explanar to level, L. explanare to flatten or spread out. See {Explain}.] 1. (Fort.) (a) A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town. --Campbell (Mil. Dict. ). (b) The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country. 2. (Hort.) A grass plat; a lawn. --Simmonds. 3. Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; esp., a terrace by the seaside.

Esplanade Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Esplanade?

[n] a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore

Synonyms | Synonyms for Esplanade:

See Also | mall | promenade

Esplanade In Webster's Dictionary

\Es`pla*nade"\, n. [F. esplanade, Sp. esplanada,
explanada, cf. It. spianata; fr. Sp. explanar to level, L.
explanare to flatten or spread out. See {Explain}.]
1. (Fort.)
   (a) A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses
       of the town. --Campbell (Mil. Dict. ).
   (b) The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the
       parapet of the covered way toward the country.

2. (Hort.) A grass plat; a lawn. --Simmonds.

3. Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives;
   esp., a terrace by the seaside.

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